WASHINGTON - Representative Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet introduced the bipartisan Duty Status Reform Act which would reduce the Reserve Component’s (RC’s) duty statuses from roughly 30 to four. This change would create a coherent structure, ensuring our service members receive equitable ...

The number of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes has gone down after regular control and treatment efforts resumed. According to a report from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, surveys of the lamprey show their numbers have returned to pre-pandemic levels. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

HOUGHTON – Aspirus Houghton Clinic Pharmacy's Drive-Thru became operational Monday. This marks a key component of the ongoing $5 million renovation and expansion project at Aspirus' Houghton Clinic, Aspirus said in a Monday statement. The new service is designed to enhance efficiency, improve ...

HOUGHTON – On Saturday, Michigan Technological University’s Copper Country Robotics Team (CCRT) began a three-day effort to build an operational robot for a challenge. David Reeves, MTU Computer Science major, said the team has 72 hours to build an operational robot. The challenge ...

UPPER PENINSULA — Twelve books have been recommended by the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association with the release of the organization’s Seventh-Annual U.P. Notable Books List. The UPPAA first initiated the effort in 2019 as a response to the lack of representation of U.P. ...

EAGLE RIVER — A resolution from Governor Gretchen Whitmer recognized yesterday (Jan. 9) as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Her resolution states in part: Law enforcement officers, including police officers, sheriff's deputies, state troopers, federal agents, corrections officers, ...